>>CORLEY PEEL: DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, THE HOME CARE AND HOSPICE COMMUNITY
HONORS THE MILLIONS OF NURSES,
HOME CARE AIDES, THERAPISTS
AND SOCIAL WORKERS TO MAKE A
REMARKABLE DIFFERENCE FOR THE
PATIENTS AND FAMILIES THEY
SERVE THESE HEROIC CAREGIVERS
PLAY A CENTRAL ROLE IN OUR
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HOMES
ACROSS THE NATION. AND JOINING
US THIS MORNING IS THE MEDICAL
DIRECTOR OF HOSPICE AND
PALLIATIVE CARE AND THE
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN
JACKSONVILLE, DOCTOR RAVINDRA
MAHAL RAJ, WELCOME THE THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US
THIS MORNING.
>> THAT’S SO HAVING A GOOD
MORNING US.
>>CORLEY PEEL: AND CAN YOU
JUST TELL US WHAT IS HOSPICE
CARE?
>> SO THE THE CARE OF PEOPLE
WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT AND IT’S
SERIOUS OR LIFE-THREATENING
ILLNESS. CLASSICALLY DEFINED
AS PEOPLE ESTIMATED LIFE
EXPECTANCY OF 6 MONTHS OF
THIS.
>>CORLEY PEEL: AND WHAT IS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PALETTE OF
CARE AND HOSPICE?
>> THAT’S A GOOD I KNEW I WORK
HOW TO CAN’T TEAM AND A LOT OF
THINK THAT THE KIDS STAY WITH
THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
TOOK A STREAM WHERE WE HELP
WITH PAIN AND SYMPTOM
MANAGEMENT ADS MANAGING THE
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS IS
WATCHING FAMILY AND
COMMUNICATING TO MAKE SURE
EVERYONE’S ON THE SAME PAGE.
QUITE OFTEN. WE ALL TO SEE
PATIENTS WHO HAVE TO ENSURE
THAT MEDICAL THIS IS GOING ON
IMPLEMENTING THE COMPLEX.
>>CORLEY PEEL: AND WHAT ARE
THE BENEFITS OF USING HOSPICE
AND PALLIATIVE CARE?
>> RIGHT. QUITE OFTEN WHEN
LOOK AT A SPECTRUM OF LIFE.
>> A KID IS BEING AND
SPECIALIST WITH COP TO THAT
EXTREME TERMS OF BUT SAFETY
AND MAKING SURE EVERYTHING
GOES WELL.
>> THERE HASN’T BEEN MUCH OF
THE SIS PRIOR TO PARTS OF
CANNABIS. THIS ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED, THAT OF THE FEES OF
LIKE THE END OF LIFE WHEN
PATIENTS MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT
ITS USE GOING ONE BECAUSE IT
WAS THE AD. SO THINGS LIKE
DISTRESSED ESSENTIALLY US USE.
SO OUR SPECIALTY IS UNIQUE IN
THAT. WE HELP WITH THAT
EXTREME AT THE AT THE END OF
LIFE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
AND IS WELL TAKEN CARE AND
THAT THE FAMILY SUPPORT IT AND
THAT A LOT OF THE SURPRISES
THAT CAN TAKEN CARE.
>>CORLEY PEEL: AND WHO WAS AN
APPROPRIATE CANDIDATE FOR
THESE SERVICES.
>> SO THE QUESTION PATIENTS
WHO HAVE A MEDICAL CONDITION
THAT IS EXPECTED TO GET WAS
SOME CAUSE DECLINE IN THEIR
QUALITY OF LIFE. AND YOU TO
THAT THOSE WOULD BE GOOD BEEN
EXAMPLES INCLUDE PATIENTS WHO
HAVE COPD SHUT UP DISEASE OR
HEART FAILURE CAN. DO MEN SHOW
UP AND RENAL DISEASE LIVER
DISEASE. CONDITIONS THAT
DESPITE THE BEST MEDICAL KIND
OF DECLINE CAUSE CAN CAUSE TO
CRY AND NEED SOMEONE STAT. SO
WITH THE TEAM INVOLVED PREPARE
AND NOT NECESSARILY TO
ACCELERATE BANK RECESS, BUT WE
NEED TO BE TO SUPPORT DOWN
THROUGH THE HOLE ON THE USE OF
THAT, IT IS A COMFORTABLE AS
POSSIBLE AND THAT EVERYONE IS
KEPT IN THE LOOP IN TERMS OF
WHAT’S GOING ON.
>>CORLEY PEEL: AND THIS YEAR’S
THEME IS IT’S ABOUT HOW YOU
LIVE. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE
SIGNIFICANCE OR MEANING BEHIND
THIS YEAR’S THEME?
>> WHEN I PATIENTS AND
FAMILIES THEIR UNDERSTANDING
WHAT POTS CAN HOSPICE. THE
COMMON RESPONSE I GET IS THAT
WHEN SOMEONE GOES TO DIE AND
THERE’S THAT MISCONCEPTION
THAT THAT KIND OF SAYS THIS
HELPS SHORTEN LIFE EXPECTANCY.
BUT THE OPPOSITE IS SURE THAT
WE HELP EVERYONE WHO LIVED THE
BEST QUALITY OF LIFE THAT THEY
CAN TO ENJOY EVERY DAY. SO
FIELDS NOT READY TO SOMEONE
>> 2 FOR THAT. BUT IT’S RATHER
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN
FIND A WAY TO ENJOY EVERYTHING
POSSIBLE. AND I TO BE AS
PAINFUL AS POSSIBLE TO LOOK AT
IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE TO
TOSS TO CONNECTIONS. SO IT’S
REALLY ABOUT LIVING EVERY DAY
AS IF IT’S YOUR LAST BECAUSE
TOMORROW IS NOT GUARANTEED FOR
ANY OF RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU